WASHINGTON, June 9, 2011 – The Department of Commerce released its Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy green paper on Wednesday, advising cooperation between the government and private sector to implement ways to address cybersecurity issues.
The Internet Policy Taskforce, a department-wide group created in April 2010, wrote the green paper with the goal of addressing the pressing issues surrounding cyber security.
Global online transactions have grown annually and currently account for $10 trillion in global trade. There has also been an increase in malware; between January 2009 and December 2010 the number of malware attacks doubled. In 2010, there were 55,000 new viruses, worms, and spyware threats.
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Author:
Rahul Gaitonde
